I just bought my plane ticket to travel to South Africa for 7 weeks. Although I will be meeting old friends there and (hopefully!) making new friends along the way, this feels like something that I will be doing "on my own". I thought a blog might be a good way to update loved ones about my journey!... full info
After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug...more info